In Reply to: whats the process of getting local motor posted by buderim on Friday, 19. March 2010 at 15:23 Bali Time:
.. if you don't have a valid license for a motor scooter in your home country then you will NOT be covered by travel insurance. You need an International Lic too. I assume you will take out Travel Insurance? If you don't, you are a dill.
Perhaps you are not aware that a medical evacuation to Darwin costs around AUD$200K. Can you afford this? Can your parents? Costs lots more to your home city.
There are several posts over the past few months where a teenage girl, without travel insurance, dived into a pool at night & hurt herself so badly that she is now very incapacitated - Rhiannon (I think) - search here to see her story.
The only bike accident we ever had in over decades of going to Bali was on a back lane in Legian. So do not think that just because you plan to only tootle around Kuta & Legian that you will be accident-free.
You would be far better off either getting the proper International Lic before you leave AND travel insurance or catch taxis.
Sorry to sound so Mum-ish but I am a Mum. So there!!